carved from the buttress root of a Fig Tree, of elongated ovoid form, the front with raised boss decorated with traditional motifs in red, white and yellow earth pigments outlined in black, the reverse undecorated with lug handle embedded with hand forged nails and traces of pigment on the reverse
(I) FIONA JIN; MAJINGGAL MASON FISH TRAP, 2008 86.0 cm height, cat. 1539-08 (II) GEORGE GANYJIBALA FISH TRAP, 2008 135.0 cm height, cat. 556-08 (III) JACK MARANBARRA FISH TRAP, 2008 180.0 cm height, cat. 1035-08 (IV) RHODA BAYAMBULA FISH TRAP, 2007 111.0 cm height, cat. 4924-07 (V) RHODA BAYAMBULA KUN-MADJ (DILLY BAG), 2008 32.0 cm height, cat. 1544-08
carved and shaped wood, the handle of the spearthrower encrusted with spinifex resin, the wooden peg at the top attached with natural fibres and the front decorated with intricate zig-zag designs; the convex face of the boomerang replete with fine adze markings
the Taiaha of carved hardwood with intricately incised designs in laid with mother of pearl; the fork of carved and polished hardwood with four prongs with plaited fibre band at the handle
